India Ranks 86 among 98 Countries in Lowy Institute’s Covid-19 Response Index, New Zealand Tops List

India Ranks 86 among 98 Countries in Lowy Institute’s Covid-19 Response Index, New Zealand Tops List

• India has been ranked at 86th position among 98 countries in the new Coronavirus Performance Index released by Australia-based Lowy Institute.
• New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan are the top three countries respectively in the index.
• Brazil was ranked at the bottom of the list for worst handling of the pandemic than any other country.
• Countries were ranked based on the publicly available and comparable data on Covid-19 response. China was excluded from the list due to lack of publicly available data. 
• The Lowy Institute is an independent international policy think tank, located in Sydney.